– terrestrial archaeology and solar system history – news headlines archive – August 21 – 31 2003 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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August 31 –

“Russia maintains International Space Station lifeline” –

Radio Australia (Australia)

August 31 –

“Terrestrial Tip of the Cap” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

August 31 –

“Stone circle built earlier than Stonehenge is found in Scotland” –

The Observer (UK)

August 31 –

“Egypt casts doubt on Nefertiti mummy discovery” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 31 –

“New Antiquities Museum Opens in Egypt” –

Newsday (USA)

August 31 –

“Ossian: Fragments Of Ancient Poetry” –

Scotland on Sunday (Scotland)

August 31 –

“Ancient stone circle discovered in Scotland” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 31 –

“Arizona desert sky perfect for viewing Mars” –

Eastern Arizona Courier (USA)

August 31 –

“Nine Different Teams To Restart Excavation In Sanliurfa” –

Turkish Press (Turkey)

August 31 –

“Antiquities dealer Schultz prison sentence upheld” –

The Art Newspaper (UK)

August 31 –

“Ancient stone circle unearthed” –

Khaleej Times (UAE)

August 30 –

“Volcano of Fire belches ash, gas in Mexico” –

Tucson Citizen (USA)

August 30 –

“Earthquakes: Bracing for the big one” –

Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

August 30 –

“5000-year-old monument found” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

August 30 –

“Ceremony held to mark emperors’ tombs listed in world heritage” –

China Daily (China)

August 30 –

“Report affirms ‘Nefertiti’ mummy is a male” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

August 30 –

“Walk of Fame 2,400 years old found under Acropolis” –

The Independent (UK)

August 30 –

“New Mosaics And Frescos Excavated From Ancient Zeugma City” –

Turkish Press (Turkey)

August 30 –

“Brazil vows new space launch after disaster” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 30 –

“Police recover historic artefacts” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

August 30 –

“Doubt cast on Nefertiti discovery” –

Reuters/Yahoo News (USA)

August 30 –

“China, Russia Set Direction in Future Space Exploration Cooperation” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 30 –

“L.E. 1.5 million to develop Pyramids area” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

August 30 –

“Volcano erupts on Africa island” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

August 29 –

“Ancient Spider Silk Found” –

The MediaDrome (USA)

August 29 –

“China establishes center to save folk culture” –

China Daily (China)

August 29 –

“‘Don’t destroy this Stonehenge of the North'” –

Rippon Today (UK)

August 29 –

“9,000 Year-Old Axe Unearthed at Culmore” –

icDerry (Ireland)

August 29 –

“Indian artifacts halt Hood Canal project” –

The Olympian (USA)

August 29 –

“Roman ruins dug up at campus site” –

Edinburgh News (Scotland)

August 29 –

“Thousands of languages are facing extinction” –

Cape Times/IOL (South Africa)

August 29 –

“Did methane explosions wipe out dinosaurs?” –

Chicago Sun Times (USA)

August 29 –

“A city lost in the night emerges 24 centuries later” –

Athens News (Greece)

August 29 –

“Ancient menstrual treatment can cure baldness – claim” –

Ananova (UK)

August 29 –

“Ukraine’s Ancient Shumer Civilization” –

Pravda (Russia)

August 29 –

“China Aims to Send Probe to Mars by 2020” –

Reuters/Yahoo News (USA)

August 29 –

“Afghanistan’s legendary gold finally surfaces” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 29 –

“Europe’s space chief backs NASA” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 29 –

“Han tomb found on ancient battlefield” –

China Daily (China)

August 29 –

“Great space show – coming soon to a sky near you” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

August 29 –

“Ancient history – round-up of academic news from across the globe” –

The Guardian (UK)

August 29 –

“Ancient Settlements Discovered in Scotland” –

The MediaDrome (USA)

August 29 –

“A fruitful season for archaeological discoveries in Egypt” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

August 28 –

“Ancient stone circle found” –

icScotland (Scotland)

August 28 –

“Astronomers Hunt Martian Water From Earth” –

Space Daily (USA)

August 28 –

“Central Highlands province discovers 43 archaeological sites” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

August 28 –

“Pre-researches Kicked off for Future Mars Exploration” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 28 –

“Soothsayers see doom, gloom in closeness of Mars” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

August 28 –

“Ancient stone circle discovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 28 –

“Close encounter with Mars excites stargazers” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 28 –

“China to test DNA of ancient skeleton” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 28 –

“Ancient technology behind Nile splendor” –

International Herald Tribune (USA)

August 28 –

“Energy failure hits Europe’s Mars mission” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 28 –

“Spinning Nefertiti” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

August 28 –

“Ancient stone circle found on remote island” –

Ananova (UK)

August 28 –

“People flock to China’s southern island to watch Mars’ close-up” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 28 –

“Ancient artistry” –

Daily Sun (USA)

August 28 –

“World gazes at Mars” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

August 28 –

“Callanish quarry discovery may be older than Stonehenge” –

The Herald (Scotland)

August 27 –

“Astronomers prepare for Mars’ close encounter” –

Irish News (Eire)

August 27 –

“Signs of an eruption – from study of earthquakes” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 27 –

“Mars On Show Throughout Tonight” –

Space Daily (USA)

August 27 –

“International Seminar on Tsunami: 120 Years Of Krakatau Eruption” –

BMG (Indonesia)

August 27 –

“Mars to blame for blasts – say astrologers” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

August 27 –

“Shuttle report critical of NASA culture” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 27 –

“Mars Approach Rekindles Interest in Stargazing” –

VOA News (USA)

August 27 –

“Archaeologists uncover unique early Christian tomb in Sofia” –

BNN (Bulgaria)

August 27 –

“Astronomers jubilant at ‘spectacular’ Mars pictures” –

Ananova (UK)

August 27 –

“Report says ruins appear to be Hindu” –

Washington Times (USA)

August 27 –

“Life on Mars mystery deepens” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 27 –

“Visit site of ancient roundhouses” –

Forres Gazette (Scotland)

August 27 –

“Mars closet to Earth today after 60,000 years” –

Central Chronicle (India)

August 26 –

“Disputed temple ‘existed'” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

August 26 –

“Skywatchers await Mars encounter” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 26 –

“Explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger dead at 93” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 26 –

“Catching Up On Mars” –

Space Daily (USA)

August 26 –

“Archaeologists dig holes into ASI report” –

Times of India (India)

August 26 –

“Roman foot reveals fashion blunder” –

CNN (USA)

August 26 –

“Now is the best chance to view Mars up-close” –

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

August 26 –

“County man in row over ancient skull” –

Corby Today (England)

August 26 –

“NASA TV Special: Watch Live Coverage Of Mars Close Encounter Now” –

NASA TV (USA)

August 26 –

“Infra-red eye on space” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

August 26 –

“Romans’ crimes of fashion revealed” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 26 –

“First purely Indian dinosaur identified” –

Hindustan Times (India)

August 26 –

“‘Virgins’ First To Settle Las Vegas?” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

August 26 –

“Archaeologists find Hindu temple” –

Taiwan News (Taiwan)

August 26 –

“UNESCO grants US$1 mn for conservation of ancient Bulgarian city” –

BNN (Bulgaria)

August 26 –

“Archaeologist digs passing expertise to children” –

Daily Review (USA)

August 26 –

“‘Temple trace beneath Babri’” –

Indian Express (India)

August 26 –

“Archaeologists unearth evidence of Roman sock crime” –

Ananova (UK)

August 26 –

“Earth Webcam Catches Mars Rotation” –

GSFC/NASA (USA)

August 26 –

“How they coined it in 2,000 years ago” –

Hampshire Chronicle (England)

August 26 –

“Hubble to shoot Mars photos” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

August 26 –

“Archaeologists renew controversy over Indian temple” –

New Scientist (UK)

August 25 –

“Archaeologists find Hindu temple under rubble” –

The Independent (Bangladesh)

August 25 –

“Alien Infection: Danger of samples from other worlds” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

August 25 –

“Volcano theories may need revision” –

ABC Science Online (Australia)

August 25 –

“Ancient Methane Explosion Caused Planetary Mass Extinction?” –

SciScoop (USA)

August 25 –

“Archaeologists discover 7,000 years-old copper foundry in southern Bulgaria” –

BNN (Bulgaria)

August 25 –

“The Macedonian warriors’ faces were covered by gold masks” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

August 25 –

“Former Air Force Museum Official Blamed For Missing Artifacts” –

Ohio News Network (USA)

August 25 –

“NASA’S newest telescope set for launch” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 25 –

“UCSB Archaeologist to Discuss New El Pilar Maya Site Partnership” –

UCSB Release (USA)

August 25 –

“Rabia construction unearths archaeological site” –

Jordan Times (Jordan)

August 25 –

“What’s Up in Space – 25 Aug 2003 – Aurora Season” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

August 25 –

“Mum’s the word on Egyptian mummy” –

Times of India (India)

August 25 –

“Archaeologists Find Evidence of Stone-Age Metallurgy in Bulgaria” –

VOA News (USA)

August 25 –

“Older than Egypt is Ethiopia” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

August 25 –

“Ancient Fish Gains Protection” –

ABC News (USA)

August 25 –

“An ancient tradition struggles on” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

August 25 –

“Turkmenistan Ruins at Risk of Crumbling” –

Newsday (USA)

August 25 –

“Chinese Mainland, Taiwan Scholars Discuss Qing Dynastic History” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 25 –

“Telescope to look back on the past” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

August 25 –

“Scholars Perform Autopsy on Ancient Writing Systems” –

Washington Post (USA)

August 24 –

“Artifacts Missing From Museum” –

Ohio News Network (USA)

August 24 –

“Stars in their eyes – an interview with Brian Marsden” –

New Scientist (UK)

August 24 –

“Church ‘never persecuted Galileo Galilei'” –

Sunday Argus/IOL (South Africa)

August 24 –

“Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars” –

GSFC/NASA (USA)

August 24 –

“Indian court to air archaeologists’ report on mosque-temple dispute” –

Khaleej Times (UAE)

August 24 –

“Cool! These fossils are stone cold” –

Miami Herald (USA)

August 24 –

“Numerous artifacts missing from Air Force Museum” –

CBS2 (USA)

August 24 –

“China Protects Largest Mausoleum Compound of Tibetan Kings” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 24 –

“Palm Beach County catalogues its rich archaeological sites” –

Gainsville Sun (USA)

August 24 –

“Skeleton find points to huge mediaeval graveyard” –

Sunday Herald (Scotland)

August 23 –

“All eyes on red planet” –

Nature (UK)

August 23 –

“Earth has a new look” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

August 23 –

“4.2-Richter quake in northern peninsula, no injuries or damage” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

August 23 –

“Bronze Age finds stun digs director” –

Belfast Telegraph (Ireland)

August 23 –

“Malta and archaeology in Jerusalem” –

The Independent (Malta)

August 23 –

“Thousands gather in Melbourne to sneak a peak at Mars” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 23 –

“Young archaeologists discover Bronze Age cairns on moor” –

24Hour Museum (UK)

August 23 –

“Two Roman heads discovered in Pantelleria” –

AGI (Italy)

August 23 –

“Stargazers turn out to see Mars” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

August 23 –

“Rare Bronze Age settlement discovered” –

Western Mail (Cymru)

August 23 –

“Another Unique Discovery at Sensational Archaeology Site in Bulgaria” –

Novinite (Bulgaria)

August 23 –

“Polo’s roots are in ancient warfare” –

Vancouver Sun (Canada)

August 23 –

“Brazil to forge ahead with space program despite tragedy” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 23 –

“7,000-year-old statue discovery ‘is first male fertility symbol'” –

Daily Telegraph (UK)

August 23 –

“‘Frightening’ quake biggest in 35 years” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 22 –

“Boiling seas linked to mass extinction” –

Nature (UK)

August 22 –

“Earthquakes hit Tibet and Sichuan, one dead” –

China Daily (China)

August 22 –

“7000-Year-Old Clay Found in Germany” –

AP/Yahoo News (USA)

August 22 –

“Archaeologists hand over temple-mosque dig findings to Indian court” –

Khaleej Times (UAE)

August 22 –

“Mars findings pour cold water on ocean theory” –

Hindustan Times (India)

August 22 –

“16,000-year-old date of early human site in Pennsylvania debated” –

CNN (USA)

August 22 –

“Major earthquake shakes South Island” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 22 –

“Confronting Catastrophe in the Ancient World” –

CCNet Post #7 (UK)

August 22 –

“Top museum to show reconstructions of artifacts on Internet” –

Taiwan News (Taiwan)

August 22 –

“Bronze Age Village Unearthed in Israel” –

Yahoo News (USA)

August 22 –

“Ecuador volcano rumbles to life” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

August 22 –

“Bronze Age farm is discovered in Wales” –

BBC News (Cymru)

August 22 –

“Chronology of ASI excavations in Ayodhya” –

Times of India (India)

August 22 –

“200 ancient images in Australian cave” –

International Herald Tribune (USA)

August 22 –

“7.1 earthquake strikes remote New Zealand” –

China Daily (China)

August 22 –

“Emano welcomes Senate probe on prehistoric site” –

Philipine Star (Philippines)

August 22 –

“Prehistoric House Pits Uncovered in Nebraska” –

AP/Yahoo News (USA)

August 22 –

“Mars was ‘always cold and frozen'” –

New Scientist (UK)

August 22 –

“Chronology of major earthquakes, NZ and worldwide” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 21 –

“Historic finds at Squaxin dig site” –

The Olympian (USA)

August 21 –

“Skulls Take Secrets Back to the Grave” –

icNorthernIreland (Ireland)

August 21 –

“Age puzzle over ‘Roman’ treasure” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 21 –

“Mars, Oceans Away” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

August 21 –

“Stargazers set their sights on the Red Planet” –

Cape Times/IOL (South Africa)

August 21 –

“Workers uncover Roman remains as they lay pipes” –

Northern Echo (England)

August 21 –

“The megalithic yard” –

The Guardian (UK)

August 21 –

“Fowler teen finds cache of ancient bones” –

The Pueblo Chieftain (USA)

August 21 –

“Secrets of China’s ancient cure for malaria laid bare” –

TerraNet (Lebanon)

August 21 –

“Ancient farm is discovered in West Wales” –

BBC News (Cymru)

August 21 –

“Lion to take pride of place at Roman ruins” –

Edinburgh News (Scotland)

August 21 –

“Protecting ancient artifacts” –

Marin Independent Journal (USA)

August 21 –

“Louvre Museum Purchased Iranian Historical Relics From Smugglers” –

Tehran Times (Iran)

August 21 –

“DNA: Humans related to humble mud worm” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 21 –

“Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano rumbles to life” –

AFP/Yahoo News (USA)

August 21 –

“Dinosaur Isle finds discussed by expert” –

Northern Echo (England)

August 21 –

“The Evolution of Intelligence: An Integral Part of SETI and Astrobiology” –

Space.com (USA)

August 21 –

“Secrets of ancient cure for malaria laid bare” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 2003 –

“Who Built the Pyramids?” –

Harvard Magazine (USA)

August 2003 –

“Sky Maps & Notes – August 2003” –

BBCi (UK)

August 2003 –

“Mineral Resources of Peru’s Ancient Societies” –

GeoTimes (USA)

August 2003 –

“Maya Turncoat: King Hawk Skull was a savvy political player” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

August 2003 –

“Mesopotamian Masterpieces: Exquisite art and artifacts” –

Smithsonian Magazine (USA)